Sheriff: Former USC running back Kenny Miles shot himself, will be charged

Former University of South Carolina running back Kenny Miles shot himself and will be charged with filing a false report, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Tuesday.

Miles was found November 4 lying in the doorway of his vehicle in a business park near Irmo. He had suffered a gunshot wound to his arm.

"We have recovered his gun from the trunk of his car," said Lott. "There's no evidence at this point that anyone else was present."

According to an incident report, Miles told a Richland County Sheriff's deputy he was driving his car when he was shot. He did not know who shot him, the report stated. He did say the person who shot him was a white man in his late 30s or early 40s and was wearing a long sleeve work shirt and khaki pants.

Lott said his department's investigation along with some sort of confession from Miles proved the robbery angle to be false.

South Carolina team physician Dr. Jeffrey Guy said Miles was shot in the forearm and sustained a soft tissue injury. Miles was expected to be released from the hospital early last week. The Lawrenceville, Ga. native asked hospital officials to refrain from releasing that information.

Miles played in all 13 Gamecock football games in 2012. The tailback was third on the team with 359 rushing yards on 104 carries.

As a redshirt freshman in 2009, Miles led the team in rushing with 117 carries for 626 yards.

For his career, he rushed for 1,341 yards on 315 carries, including four 100-yard rushing games. Two of his five touchdowns came in the 2011 Capital One Bowl win over Nebraska.

He graduated in May with a degree in criminal justice.

In March, Miles took part in Washington Redskins rookie camp, but is not currently listed on the team's roster.

Miles graduated in May with a degree in criminal justice.

He had been working as a support clerk at the South Carolina Attorney General's Office since August until requesting a 30 day medical leave shortly after the shooting. A spokesperson for the office said Miles was working with community outreach and youth mentoring.

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